Wednesday, November 18, 2015

It’s Wedding Wednesday! This week we thought we’d share a
beautiful bridal bouquet and cake design from an extra special wedding, the
wedding of two wonderful people that are forever a part of the Stein Your Florist Co. family.

Their cake is also one to remember. Pretty petals complimenting
the bride’s bouquet and bands of ribbon to match the bridesmaids’ dresses turned
this petite cake into a reception show stopper!

If you're in the Philadelphia, PA or Burlington, NJ area and
would like to meet with one of Stein Your Florist Co.'s expert wedding consultants
call us at 800-887-4013.Flowers make the moment... Let us make a moment for you, at Stein Your Florist Co.

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

It’s that day of the week again… Wedding Wednesday!! This week’s
bouquet is a petite bridal clutch of white peonies. It is so
simple and sweet with a bit of pearl accent on it’s stems; it whispers of wedding
romance.Peonies are symbolically known as the
flower of riches and honor. Their opulent, full, rounded blooms embody romance
and prosperity and are considered an omen of good fortune and a happy marriage,
making them a highly desired flower for many brides. They are the traditional
floral symbol of China, the
state flower of Indiana, and the 12th wedding anniversary flower.

Peak peony season begins in early spring and extends
through late June, perfect for all those springtime weddings!

If you're in the Philadelphia, PA or Burlington, NJ area and
would like to meet with one of Stein Your Florist Co.'s expert wedding consultants
call us at 800-887-4013.

Thursday, November 5, 2015

November
is Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness month. This devastating disease has touched
the lives of the owner and his family here at Stein Your Florist Co., as well
as, many of our staff. Through sharing our story and our fund raising efforts
we have also learned that it has affected the lives of many of our beloved
customers and friends in the community as well.

Alzheimer’s is a disease that
attacks the brain; it is the most common form of dementia. According to the
Alzheimer’s Association, 5.4 million Americans are living with the disease and
every 69 seconds someone in the US develops it. It is the 6th leading cause of
death in the US and of the top 10 diseases that kill, Alzheimer’s is the only
one that is not preventable or curable.

Eager to do our part in the
fight against Alzheimer’s we held a fundraiser at our Philadelphia location
benefiting Alzheimer’s Disease Research (ADR), a program of the American Health
Assistance Foundation (AHAF). Since 1986, ADR has funded more than
$74 million to support Alzheimer’s research and has made significant progress
in the understanding and treatment of this puzzling disease. They are confident
that with the help and support of others that they can eventually defeat this
cruel and dreadful disease.

One of our online campaigns to raise the awareness of Alzheimer's disease.We also painted awareness ribbons on our shop windows to show our support.

In addition to our fundraising
event we held a penny drive benefiting ADR as well. We collected pennies from
the community and began installing a penny floor at our Burlington, NJ
location, Steins at Sunset Florist. Our staff and customers donated their
pennies, which we glued to the floor, and the funds were donated to ADR.
Additionally members of our staff and students from the neighborhood donated
their time to help us record the date and mint of each penny to gather “fun
facts” about our project. We made monetary contributions for every hour they
spent working on our penny floor. The “Penny for your Thoughts” instillation
benefiting Alzheimer’s Disease Research was the talk of the town, few people
have ever seen that many pennies glued to a floor before!

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Our floor benefiting Alzheimer's Disease Research included a medallion hand laid in pennies as a centerpiece of the room.

﻿﻿﻿Unfortunately, on December 2,
2014 a car crashed into Steins at Sunset Florist, causing massive damage to the
store, including tearing up pennies and spilling the car’s fluids over the
floor. We are saddened that we will be losing our penny floor in the
reconstruction, but are grateful that no one, sans the driver, who will
recover, was hurt and that we remain open for business. We are brainstorming
ways to pay tribute to our former penny floor in a new benefit for Alzheimer’s
disease research.

Fundraiser for Alzheimer's Disease Research at Stein Your Florist Co. in Philadelphia, PA

If we all work together we can
raise awareness about this devastating disease and one day find a cure.

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

We
can’t believe it’s Wedding Wednesday again already! Where did the week go? This
week’s bouquet is a beauty! Perfect for a tropical summer wedding with warm enough
hues to compliment an autumn bride.

We
gathered hot pink roses, bi-colored circus roses, purple statice and birds of
paradise into a lovely clutch bouquet with a collar of curled ti leaves and a
cascade of bear grass for extra drama.

If
you're in the Philadelphia, PA or Burlington, NJ area and would like to meet
with one of Stein Your Florist Co.'s expert wedding consultants call us at
800-887-4013.

We are captivated by the beauty of flowers every day. This blog is dedicated to the moments when we are completely enthralled with the joy of flowers. Thank you for partaking in these moments with us.

Your authors are the expert designers and staff of Stein Your Florist Co. and Steins at Sunset Florist. Formed in 1887 in Philadelphia, PA, Steins is the city's oldest florist and has been named Philadelphia's Favorite Florist. Our vision is to share our love of flowers with the world, while maintaining socially and ecologically responsible practices.

Flowers make the moment... Let us make a moment for you at Stein Your Florist Co.